Renting  a car during holidays has become a new trend among tourists across the world in recent years. It offers them the privilege of enjoying comfortable transportation according to their convenience and protects them from the problem of staying in a queue waiting for the public transport facility. Going through this reason every person books a car quite early before visiting a new destination during the holidays.

The process of renting a car is very easy and can be booked before your visit by sitting in your office or home. You just need to search for the car rental agencies located at the place you are going to visit. Once you have found these agencies the next step is to visit their official website and check their terms and conditions, and the types of car offered by them. Depending upon your requirement you can book a car of your choice by following the necessary steps. This although sounds very simple there are certain things which should be kept in mind when renting a car. Some of the things to follow while renting a car are:

1. Although the minimum age to rent a car is 21 years in most of the countries across the globe, it is better to let someone above 25 years to book a rental car. Because maybe you are an expert driver without any penalty at the age of 21 years, the car rental companies have different rates for the people below 25 years and above 25 years. The car rental companies regard the drivers below 25 years as an ameteur driver who can make an accident and therefore they charge a high fee from them. If your daughter or son is below 25 years with a valid driving license then also do not mention his name for the second driver, as the company will charge a high price from you.
2. Whether you are going with your family or with friends for holidays mention the names of minimum persons as an additional driver. Normally, rental companies allow for two drivers, in case if you are asked for the third name, skip it. The companies charge extra payment for additional drivers on a daily basis. This can put an extra burden on your pocket. There are companies which do not charge extra money for additional drivers when rented by a corporate sector. But for that also you should read the renting policy clearly to avoid last moment problems.
3. When you rent a car in Paxos make the payment through credit card because the car rental agencies will not accept the payment in cash. This is because the car rental agencies will hold your car for the period you rent the car. Doing this is basically a safety step to protect the car from the chances of burglary. As there have been some incidents when the tourists did not return the rented car and were found missing when tried to contact them at the address mentioned in the booking contract. To protect themselves from such frauds the car rental agencies ask you to make the payment through credit card.
4. Don’t Rent a Car from Airport: This although sounds quite simple as nobody likes to wait for a car standing outside the airport after a long journey. But doing this can cost you to pay some extra money. If you have booked a car prior to your arrival then you will find your car at the airport with a driver waiting for you to hand over the car.
5. Although the car rented by the agency is embellished with standard features like air conditioner, airbags, seat belts warning and a few more. They do not have GPS integrated in them or a reverse parking camera etc. For such features, they charge extra money which can be expensive for you. Instead of this try to use your own items like mobile for GPS use, mobile radio for listening songs, etc.

 Following these tips will help you in saving money on renting a car which you can use for enjoying your holidays.